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Askew, Daniel b. February 28, 1828 d. April 12, 1875Western Frontier Figure. He was the neighbor to the east of the Jesse James family farm near Kearney, Missouri. He had a man that worked for him, Jack Ladd, that was believed to have been a Pinkerton spy. In January 1875, Pinkerton agents raided the James family farm, and threw a bomb in a window. The resulting explosion killed Archie Samuel. Zerelda Samuel, mother of Jesse and Frank James, lost an arm as a result of injuries sustained in the bombing. Frank and Jesse James reportedly were...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Walker)New Hope Cemetery, Holt, Clay County, Missouri, USA

Doniphan, Alexander William b. July 9, 1808 d. August 8, 1887Colonel and General in the Missouri Militia. Instrumental in the Platte purchase, which added to Missouri's land. He refused an order to execute Joseph Smith Jr., the founder of the Latter Day Saints Church, saying it would be cold blooded murder. He also refused appointed posts in both the Union and Confederate armies saying that he wanted to remain out of the war between the states and hoped that Missouri would remain neutral. Inducted into the Fort Leavenworth Hall of Fame for his military...[Read More]Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USAPlot: Fairview, Block 95, Lot 15, Space 2

Dougherty, John b. February 25, 1857 d. August 1, 1905US Congressman, Journalist. Elected as a Democrat to represent Missouri's 3rd District in the Fifty-sixth and two succeeding Congresses, he served from March 4, 1899 to March 3, 1905. Dougherty spent most of his life in Liberty, Missouri, where he attended William Jewell College, studied law, and became a practicing attorney in 1879. He served as City Attorney of Liberty from 1881 to 1886, and Clay County Prosecutor from 1888 to 1894; in between he owned and edited the "Liberty Tribune" (1885...[Read More] (Bio by: Bobb Edwards)Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USAPlot: Fairview, Block 22, Lot 11, Space 1

James, Jesse [original burial site] b. September 5, 1847 d. April 3, 1882Western Outlaw. He was born Jesse Woodson James in Kearney, Missouri to Baptist minister Reverend Robert and Zerelda James and the younger brother of James. His father heeding a calling left for California with the intent of preaching to gold miners but contracted cholera and died. He is buried in an unmarked lost grave in Placerville. By the time Jesse was eight, his mother had remarried twice more. From the third marriage, he gained two stepbrothers and two stepsisters. As a youth, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)Jesse James Farm, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA

James, Jesse b. September 5, 1847 d. April 3, 1882Western Outlaw. He was born Jesse Woodson James in Kearney, Missouri to Baptist minister Reverend Robert and Zerelda James and the younger brother of James. His father heeding a calling left for California with the intent of preaching to gold miners but contracted cholera and died. He is buried in an unmarked lost grave in Placerville. By the time Jesse was eight, his mother had remarried twice more. From the third marriage, he gained two stepbrothers and two stepsisters. As a youth, he was...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA

Miller, Clell b. December 15, 1849 d. September 7, 1876Western Outlaw. Born Clelland Miller in Kearney, Missouri, he was a teenager when he joined Quantrill's Raiders and was a member of Bloody Bill Anderson's guerillas for a short period during the Civil War. On October 26, 1864, he was captured by Union soldiers during a skirmish in which Anderson was killed. Sent to a Federal prison in St. Louis, Missouri, he was released in April 1865. Going west, he joined up with the Jesse James-Cole Younger gang around 1870. Together with this pack of...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Muddy Fork Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA

Milligan, Jacob Le Roy b. March 9, 1889 d. March 9, 1951US Congressman. Served in World War I in the United States Army as a Captain in Company G, 140th Infantry, 35th Infantry Division, seeing combat and receiving the Purple Heart and the Silver Star. Represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for two separate terms, serving from 1920 to 1921, then from 1923 to 1935. Represented the 3rd District in his first term of office, for which he was elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Joshua A...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USAPlot: New Hope, Block 152, Lot 10, Space 1GPS coordinates: 39.2398987, -94.4257736 (hddd.dddd)

Routt, Henry Louis b. April 22, 1824 d. February 23, 1881Colonel and lawyer. He was arrested for treason and found guilty in a military trial -- sentenced to hang. Friends on both the Confederate and union sides interceded and President Lincoln issued a pardon, one of the earliest of wartime acts of mercy.Fairview Cemetery, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri, USAPlot: Fairview, Block 36, Lot 5, Space 3

Samuel, Archie Payton b. July 26, 1866 d. January 26, 1875Western Frontier Figure. Born in Clay, Missouri, he was the younger half-brother of American outlaws Frank and Jesse James. Suffering from mental retardation, he had a hard time growing up. His elder half-brothers Frank and Jesse were always in trouble with the law and the Samuel farm was often ransacked by other outlaws. On January 26, 1875, Pinkerton detectives, hoping to track down Frank and Jesse, surrounded the farm and they threw a bomb through the window. The bomb landed into the fire...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)Mount Olivet Cemetery, Kearney, Clay County, Missouri, USA